Psalms 7:4
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:) | if I have rewarded my ally with evil, if I have plundered my foe without cause, | If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me (Yea, I have delivered him that without cause was mine adversary); |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| if | אִם־ | 'im- | H0518A | ifאִם (im) : if/whether_or/though 1) if 1a) conditional clauses 1a1) of possible situations 1a2) of impossible situations 1b) oath contexts 1b1) no, not 1c) if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or 1d) when, whenever 1e) since 1f) interrogative particle 1g) but rather |
| I have repaid | גָּ֭מַלְתִּי | GA-mal-ti | H1580 | to weanגָּמַל (ga.mal) 1) to deal fully with, recompense 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to deal out to, do to 1a2) to deal bountifully with 1a3) to recompense, repay, requite 2) (Qal) to wean a child (Niphal) to be weaned 3) (Qal) to ripen, bear ripe (almonds) |
| [one who] is at peace with me | שֽׁוֹלְמִ֥י | shol-MI | H7999B | to allyשָׁלַם (sha.lam) 1) to be in a covenant of peace, be at peace 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be at peace 1a2) peaceful one (participle) 1b) (Pual) one in covenant of peace (participle) 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to make peace with 1c2) to cause to be at peace 1d) (Hophal) to live in peace |
| evil | רָ֑ע | Ra' | H7451B | bad: evilרַע (ra) 1) evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity 1a) evil, distress, adversity 1b) evil, injury, wrong 1c) evil (ethical) |
| and I have rescued ! | וָאֲחַלְּצָ֖ה | va-'a-cha-le-TZAH | H2502A | to rescueחָלַץ (cha.lats) 1) to draw off or out, withdraw 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to draw, draw off 1a2) to withdraw 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be delivered 1b2) to be saved 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to pull out, tear out 1c2) to rescue, deliver, set free 1c3) to take away, plunder |
| opposer my | צוֹרְרִ֣י | tzo-RI | H6887D | to vexצָרַר (tsa.rar) to show hostility toward, vex |
| without cause | רֵיקָֽם׃ | rei-KAM | H7387 | emptilyרֵיקָם (re.qam) 1) vainly, emptily 1a) in empty condition, empty, emptily 1b) in vain, without effect, vainly |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.